Category Archives: Development

Monitoring Desk Islamabad – Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Friday approved the 26 MW Shagarthang Hydropower Project for Skardu, Baltistan. The project would cost up to 4843.726 million rupees. 80% of the cost is being provided by Asian Development … Continue reading →

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By Mehjabeen Abidi-Habib, Humaira Khan, MuzaffarUddin & Babar Khan Notwithstanding trans-border priorities to drain the lake, the local administration lags behind in providing a clear option in terms of work programme and plans for rebuilding the road. Geologists have reservations about … Continue reading →

PT Report Gilgit, October 19: Work has commenced on computerization of records available at the major police stations of Gilgit – Baltistan. The digitization of records will be followed by establishment of networks, to directly connect the police stations to … Continue reading →

By Farooq Ahmed Khan CHILAS: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Tuesday that the $12 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam on the Indus would produce 4,500MW of electricity and store over 8 million acre feet of water and help … Continue reading →

PT Report Islamabad – An inclusive international committee comprising of Wakhi speaking people, from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China and Russia has been proposed for standardization and formalization of Wakhi alphabets. The proposal came at a meeting held Friday in Islamabad, … Continue reading →

Farman Gojali Gilgit, October 10: Frontier Works Organization plans to provide easy vehicle access up to the boat yard at spillway of dammed Hunza River. The road will be paved during the next 3 months and ‘metalled’ by May 2012. … Continue reading →

Safdar Ali Safdar Gender based violence is deeply rooted in regions like South Asia even today. Stereotypes and discrimination against women gets even more dangerous and terrifying in tribal or semi-tribal societies, like that of Gilgit – Baltistan. Today, the … Continue reading →